Israeli PM confirms his government is arming groups in Gaza

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🗓️ 6 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms an allegation by lawmaker Avigdor Liberman that Israel is arming criminal groups in Gaza. Also, wildcard athlete Lois Boisson competes with top-ranked tennis players at the French Open in Paris. And, a look at how the Houthis in Yemen kept the US navy under constant pressure. Plus, a new project that documents seagulls devouring whatever they can find.

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0:00.0	Has this ever happened to you?
0:02.5	You wake up, look at your phone, scroll through the news for a minute or two, and then think, wow, how did we get here?
0:10.4	Well, that's the question we tackle every week on NPR's ThruLine podcast.
0:15.4	We tell you the surprising stories of the people who made our history.
0:19.7	Carl Sagan was in people's living rooms talking about the wonders of the universe, making
0:24.3	science feel personal and important to an everyday person.
0:29.9	Listen to Thuringland from NPR, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:33.6	Music Israel is providing weapons to Palestinian militiamen in Gaza who have a pretty shady reputation.
0:50.9	Stealing, drug dealing, smuggling, and of General Suggery.
0:57.0	I'm Carolyn Beeler.
0:58.0	And I'm Carol Hills.
0:59.0	More about why the Israelis are arming groups in Gaza.
1:03.0	Also today, how the U.S. is helping the island of Taiwan prepare for a possible invasion
1:08.0	by China's military.
1:09.0	We should make Taiwan a porcupine.
1:12.5	Too painful to attack.
1:14.2	What's happening to the remittance money being sent from here in the U.S. to Mexico,
1:19.4	preparing for the brutal heat at this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia,
1:23.9	and how cutting off their highly prized horns might actually save African rhinos.
1:28.9	The end goal should be rhinos surviving and thriving with their horns.
1:33.1	All that ahead today on the world.
1:36.2	This is the world. I'm Carol Hills.
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